Gibbons, William James (1878-1920)

He was born in England on May 10, 1878. It appears that his father was William James Gibbons and that his mother was Mary Smith.

He arrived in Vancouver about 1906. By 1908, he was working as a chauffeur, and was rooming at the Simcoe Rooming House, which Mrs. Mary Greer ran at 314 West Cordova Street.

In 1910 and 1911, William was at 1850 Alberni Street.

By 1913, he was living at 2428 Ash Street.

In 1914, he was at 2135 West Seventh Avenue. He was working as a chauffeur for “W.F. Hunting” [sic]. William Foster Huntting (1879-1930), who was the president of Huntting-Merritt Lumber Company, lived in a large house at 3689 Angus Drive.

In 1918 and 1919 William Gibbons was working for the Franklin Service Station at 777 West Pender Street.